From Dec. 15 through Jan. 7, the Celebration Bowl through the CFP National Championship, Adam Rittenberg picks his winners for bowl season.

McCrae finds his way in for the TD (0:22)

Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer

UCF made a convincing case to move up from No. 11 in the College Football Playoff selection committee rankings, with its dominant performance against Cincinnati. But what is the ceiling on the Knights' ranking? They are playing better than Ohio State -- is the eye test, plus a win over a ranked opponent enough to get UCF higher than No. 10?

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Milton's quick shovel pass turns into TD (0:43)

Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer

One of the most obvious advantages UCF has in its game over Cincinnati is its team speed. Need proof? Turn on Adrian Killins Jr.'s 42-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. Killins, known for his top-level speed, easily raced past everyone on the Cincinnati defense for the score. It's the type of play that has come to symbolize the "fast" in the team's UCFast motto.

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Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer

UCF defensive tackle Joey Connors is having a career day, with a sack, fumble recovery and field goal block, leading an inspired performance among the defensive line. Titus Davis has two sacks and three tackles for loss, and Randy Charlton just made a huge fourth-down stop.

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Milton drops perfect TD pass to Nixon (0:30)

Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer

The UCF defense has taken its share of criticism this season. But in the first half against Cincinnati, the Knights clearly came out with something to prove. They were aggressive, and dominant up front, with three sacks, five tackles for loss and a strip-sack fumble to end the first half.